The Queen Flower, from The Temple of Flora by Philip Reinagle, 1812, framed print

The Queen Flower, from The Temple of Flora

Philip Reinagle, 1812

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The Queen Flower is an etching and aquatint hand-colored with watercolor by Philip Reinagle, made in 1812. The Temple of Flora, published in London by Robert John Thornton between 1799 and 1807, is among the most celebrated of all English flower books. It is in the Cleveland Museum of Art, which shares it as open access under CC0.

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